coconut chammandi podi

Tenga chammanthippodi or roasted coconut 

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chutney powder is long term storage guaranteed roast and ground coconut mixture.  

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 Preparation.

 stage 

1. Heat a kadai and put scraped coconut to it and stir it well continuously in low  flame. 

2. dry roast the dried red chillies in medium flame until the chillies become crisp. 

 

3. To the kadai now add urad dal and roast it until it turns a reddish-brown colour. stage     Let all the fried items cool to room temperature. Make sure the fried items don’t catch moisture. In a mixer jar take all the dry roast items, add tamarind and salt. Powder it well.

Chammanthippodi is ready.

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മാമ്പഴ പുളിശ്ശേരി |Mambazhapulisheri

Cook together sliced mangoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, green chilli and salt with with 2 cups water. Bring it to boil and let it simmer, till the mangoes are cooked and reaches a mushy consistency.

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Grind together coconut and cumin with 2-3 tbsp water to a smooth paste.

Add ground coconut paste to cooked mangoes and mix well. Let it cook for 5-7 mins on low - medium flame.

Remove the pan from the fire (to avoid splitting / curdling) and gradually add yogurt / buttermilk. Gently mix till no white traces are seen.

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Bring it back to fire and cook on low flame for 5-6 mins, till steam comes from the back of the spoon. Do a taste test and add more salt, sugar (if required).

Heat oil in a small pan and crackle mustard seeds. Add curry leaves & dried red chilli. Fry for 1-2 mins and add to the curry.

Let the curry rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.

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Watermelon Mojito

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Watermelon Mojitos are super refreshing, delicious, and are easy to make!  Perfect for a hot summer day 🙂 

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 Ingredients (To serve Two)

Watermelon – 1/2

Salt – 1/8 Teaspoon

Sugar – 3 Tablespoons (or as necessary)

Green chilli – half of a long chilli (Max 1/2 inch long)

Ice cubes – 1 cups

Method of Preparation

In a blender add salt, sugar, ginger and green chilli. Cut half of a watermelon into cubes and add the same to the blender. Blend on high speed until the watermelon is pureed  Add  Ice cubes and blend well for 10 to 15 seconds.   Transfer the watermelon mojito into a serving glass.

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